If there was one show that set the bar, and arguably still stands as a benchmark for hip-hop radio, it’s the duo of Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito. They always say hip-hop doesn’t live on the radio, but that...
If hip hop’s deceased, I’m the rhyme of the living dead, walking really slow with metaphors oozin’ out of my head. –Hollywood Holt If you haven’t noticed Kanye West in the media a lot lately, you must be...
Biggie has been, and always will be, one of my favorite rappers – period. One of the best to ever do (it in my eyes anyways). Here are a few of my favorite Notorious BIG joints. Salute to...
If Young Thug were white, black Twitter would be losing their f’ing minds. The term cultural misappropriation has been used frequently in many recent hip-hop conversations. Used during a Hot 97 interview with Azalia Banks, and aimed squarely...
With great power comes great responsibility. Yesterday the internet felt some type of way after learning that the one-of-a-kind One Night In Shaolin album was protected under an 88 year copyright clause. What did we perceive that mean?...
“Few rap albums of the modern era have the pure testicular quality of Jealous One’s Envy…” – AllMusic The biggest problem with being a (major) hip-hop head, is that sometimes you end up in conversations with others, and...
At first glance, Ryan Mahoney appears to be your average 20 year old, almost too laid back college student, but once his needle is set, Philly style, of course, the Atlantic City area native transforms into one of...
Free Spirits is the first release from Philadelphia producer, rapper duo FortuneWest x Mason. Combining Mason’s poignant and vivid lyricism with Fortune’s compositional prowess, Free Spirits breaks from traditional Hip Hop mixtapes while staying close to its roots....